Julio Pérez Silva (born July 15, 1963 in Puchuncaví) is a Chilean serial killer active between 1998 and 2001.
Known as the Psychopath from Alto Hospicio, his crimes took place in the Tarapacá Region, specifically in the city of Iquique and in the town of Alto Hospicio, hence his nickname.His modus operandi was always the same.
Working as a taxi driver, he intercepted young people with offers of free rides, then would take them somewhere remote, where he would rape and kill them with blows to the head.
Later, Silva would throw the bodies in deep abandoned mines.
He was convicted of killing 14 women and was sentenced to life imprisonment on February 26, 2004.